The young male ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD continues in Cape May through at least
Dec. 18th, visiting feeders in front of 1321-B Ohio Ave. and also at 1012
Cape May Ave. in Cape May. Watch from the street or the sidewalk at either
house. A late RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD continues to visit feeders at
houses along Bayshore Rd. through at least the 22nd.

Some noteworthy finds from the Belleplain Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 21st
include a WHITE-EYED VIREO on Berrytown Rd. in Cumberland County, GOLDEN
EAGLES at Jakes Landing and over the Maurice River, and an OSPREY at Mays
Landing.

Please note that the "free bridge" connecting Nummy Island to south Stone
Harbor is now closed until further notice at least until spring 2004 for
construction. Nummy can still be accessed from North Wildwood Blvd. drive
past the "road closed local traffic only" sign and over the bridge). Note
also that the deer hunting season is underway in New Jersey use caution in
areas where hunting is permitted!

The Cumberland County Christmas Bird Count is set for Sunday, December 28;
contact Clay & Pat Sutton at pcsutton@bellatlantic.net.

The Cape May Bird Observatory offers an extensive series of regular bird
walks that require no pre-registration and many special field trips and
programs for which advanced registration is required. To receive a copy of
our Program Schedule, stop at one of our centers, call the office during
business hours at 609-861-0700, call our natural history and events hotline
at 609-861-0466, or go to New Jersey Audubon's WEB SITE at http://www.njaudubon.org

This Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the Cape May Bird Observatory,
which is a research, conservation, and education unit of the New Jersey
Audubon Society. Our aim is to preserve and perpetuate the ornithological
significance of Cape May. Your membership supports these goals and this
hotline. We detail sightings from around Cape May County, and also include
reports from Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are typically made on
Thursdays. Please report your sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO's
Northwood Center at 609-884-2736, or e-mail reports to
CapeMayReports@njaudubon.org. Thanks for calling and GOOD BIRDING